As college students returned to campuses in August, COVID-19 cases in that age-group at the national level more than doubled, researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported today, a day after federal officials announced a new push to help elementary and secondary schools reopen by arming them with rapid tests.In global developments, COVID-19 deaths passed the grim 1 million case mark amid more reports of second surges in Europe.
Currently, the worldwide total is 33,484,120 with 1,004,082 deaths, according to the Johns Hopkins online dashboard.College starts triggered rising cases in young peopleThe report on the COVID-19 spike in college-age adults came from an analysis of state health department data